How to Solve It by Computer (Prentice-Hall International Series in Computer Science)
by R. G. Dromey
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Author: R. G. DromeyEdition: Paperback
Published: 1982-07
ISBN: 0134340019
Number of pages: 442
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Book Review: Very practical
Summary: 5 Stars
I have six or seven "analysis of algorithms" type texts and this is a favorite. From time to time when coworkers notice the title on my bookshelf, they give me some grief for it, but I vigorously defend it. It is a very practical text (as opposed to just theory). I have a bookmark in the section on random number generators and like to point out the a reference about one of the methods: X(n+1) = [a * X(n) + b] mod c. He refers to about 150 pages of Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming for an excellent theoretical description as to how a, b, and c should be chosen, but then summarizes in less than a page a "good" way of choosing them that yields results good enough for most uses.
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